BSG Corporation Launches Comprehensive High-End Client/Server Solution for Delivering Large, Complex Applications.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996-- Solution combines expertise, software and services of BSG BSG Battlestar Galactica BSG Broadband Stakeholder Group (UK) BSG British Society of Gastroenterology (London, UK) BSG Business Systems Group BSG Business Solutions Group BSG Basigin , Forte and SELECT Software Tools BSG Corporation, the high performance information technology services company, today announced the immediate availability of a new solution set for high-end client/server applications that combines software and services from BSG, Forte Software, and SELECT Software Tools. BSG's High-End Client/Server Solution for Forte enables large companies to develop mission-critical client/server applications with hundreds or even thousands of users, possibly dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. throughout the world. These users require round-the-clock access to business systems that are integrated with legacy applications and the Internet. BSG's High-End Client/Server Solution packages BSG services using the SELECT Enterprise(TM) toolset and Forte's application development environment to provide rapid, predictable results for the development of large complex systems. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. information technology research firm Meta Group, by 1997/98, client/server will transition from its second (server/DBMS-centric) stage to its third (distributed) stage, enabling support for business processes as well as data. Companies re-engineering business processes face substantial investments in new software solutions. Since new business processes will continue to evolve, and since the costs and delays associated with traditional software solutions are unacceptable, organizations will require flexible software that can be changed at a pace consistent with changing business processes, concludes the research group. "Competition and deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. are forcing many organizations to build or re-build their core systems as quickly as possible," explained Dan Roche, Executive Vice President of BSG's U.S. Operations. "While new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. and object-oriented technologies See object technology. promise increased flexibility and agility, the complexity of quickly integrating these new technologies requires in-depth experience. BSG's High-End Client/Server Solution represents an alliance with Forte and SELECT that we truly believe brings together the companies with the best object oriented See object technology and object-oriented programming. products and services today for building large-scale, mission critical applications." The BSG High-End Client/Server Solution is composed of three major components: -- Methods Toolbox See toolkit and toolbar. -- includes BSG-developed methods and project management processes that provide organizations with the project management and systems development approaches and techniques to assure the rapid, consistent and predictable delivery of high-end client/server systems. SELECT Enterprise for Forte CASE tool is a key software component of the Toolbox, providing object modeling, repository, and code generation functions for developers. -- Enterprise Framework -- includes a set of re-usable, cross-application components and design approaches that assist organizations in the delivery of client/server systems that involve thousands of users and multiple departments, locations, and even companies. BSG's Enterprise Framework for High-End Client/Server (also known as EF/Forte) is designed for tight integration with the Forte Application Development Environment(TM). -- Delivery Skills -- BSG has more than 75 people trained in the High-End Client/Server solution set, with an additional 200 people experienced in object oriented technology and development tools; BSG, Forte, and SELECT together have cooperated to develop an extensive training program delivered at BSG's Learning Center in Austin for the High-End Client/Server Solution. Features of the High-End Client/Server Solution "BSG's High-End Client/Server Solution has been under development for the past two years precisely to meet the business requirements identified by the Meta Group and has been deployed in some capacity on more than half a dozen large-scale client/server projects," explained Greg Blount, BSG's Director for High-End Client/Server initiative. "The solution set was developed and refined based upon actual large-scale project experiences -- it is not just a lab experiment." Features of BSG's High-End Client Server solution include: -- Reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us frameworks -- a set of reusable Forte software components that accelerate development application. -- Business driven -- a comprehensive workplan for analysis, design and construction of the application, driven by business requirements. -- Position for longer term reuse -- the frameworks and object- oriented approach provide for longer-term reuse of the applications developed. -- State-of-the-market tools and techniques -- the Forte and SELECT Enterprise products represent state-of-the-art technology. (For example, the SELECT product includes support for Jacobson's Use Cases with Rumbaugh's Object Modeling Techniques.) About the Companies Forte Software, Inc. designs, develops, markets and supports the Forte Application Environment for the development, deployment and management of high-end distributed applications An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications . Headquartered in Oakland, Calif., Forte Software has direct operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia. Forte is also marketed and sold worldwide through distributors and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. . For additional information, contact Forte Software via the Internet at info@forte.com or on the World Wide Web at http://www.forte.com SELECT Software Tools is dedicated to delivering model-driven solutions to organizations seeking the fast development of scaleable, robust, and flexible software applications to satisfy the needs of their businesses. Founded in 1988, SELECT has distributed more than 25,000 licenses of SELECT tools worldwide. Building upon this heritage, SELECT's product strategy focuses on timely support for industry standards, seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with key implementation technologies, an even faster development cycle, and object oriented techniques support. To contact SELECT, call 714/825-1050 or visit SELECT's web site at http://www.selectst.com BSG is the high performance IT company. Founded in 1987, BSG partners with companies worldwide in applying unparalleled expertise with client/server and advanced information technologies to create business value and lead change through innovative solutions. BSG has more than 1200 people in major business centers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in Europe, and is a subsidiary of Medaphis Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on - MEDA). For more information, visit the BSG web site at www.bsginc.com For information about the software and services making up BSG's solution for High-End Client/Server, contact John Milbank John Milbank is a controversial Christian theologian who is Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics at the University of Nottingham. He previously taught at the University of Virginia and before that at the University of Cambridge. He was born and educated in Britain. at 713/965-9000 (jmilbank@bsginc.com), Gary Rinedollar at 972/387-5257 (gary@forte.com), or Julie Bassett at 714/865-1062 (julieb@selectst.com). CONTACT: GTT GTT, n See test, glucose tolerance. GTT Glucose tolerance test, see there Communications, Austin Joyce Graham, 512/347-1016 jgraham@gttcom.com |
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